Aircraft Photo of 578354 | McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom II | Japan - Air Force | AirHistory.net #830074
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:578354
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom II
C/n (msn):054
Operator Titles:Japan - Air Force
Local Operator Name:航空自衛隊
Location
City / Airport:NyutabaruMap
Country:Japan
Airport Codes:ICAO: RJFN   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:29 November 1992
Photo by:Masaaki Yotsumoto
Photo ID: 830074
Photo Comment

This is an F4EJ Kai of the 301st SQ based at Nyutabaru Air Base, painted for the 1992 JASDF Combat Skills Competition, with six aircraft given special paint jobs. The camouflage paintwork on these 301SQ aircraft was a gray cloud pattern to accommodate the cloudy airspace, as the JASDF Combat Skill Competition was held during Japan's long rainy season. The cloud pattern air superiority camouflage on each aircraft varied in its paint pattern. The first to be painted, and the one that was most faithful to the original pattern, was No. 437.

This photo is copyright © Masaaki Yotsumoto, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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